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Man Ordered Into Pretrial Custody Over Alleged Killing of Partner in Motril

A judicial secrecy order restricts public information during the ongoing police inquiry.

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Archivo - Imagen de recurso de un vehículo de la Policía Nacional.
La investigación corre a cargo de la Policía Nacional

Overview

  • Police detained the woman's partner on suspicion of homicide and a judge ordered his provisional imprisonment.
  • The victim, 54, died in a provincial hospital after being treated by emergency medics for alcohol intoxication.
  • Emergency service 112 received a call from 061 at about 10:35 a.m. requesting police at a home in El Varadero.
  • Investigators are treating the case as a suspected gender-based killing and continue to gather evidence.
  • Court-ordered secrecy limits further details as the National Police keep the investigation open.